Validation of a Nutrition Screening Tool

Mini Nutritional Assessment: Consumer Validation

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01473706

Enrollment

463

Registered

2011-11-17

Start date

2011-08-31

Completion date

2012-06-30

Last updated

2013-07-17

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Conditions

Malnutrition

Keywords

Malnutrition, Nutrition status, Elderly, Nutrition screening

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the accuracy of a new consumer nutrition screening tool to an established and validated nutrition screening tool currently completed by healthcare practitioners.

Detailed description

The main objective of the study is to determine the accuracy of the self-administered consumer Mini Nutritional Assessment by comparing the level of agreement in the categorization of nutritional status between the self-administered Mini Nutritional Assessment and a validated nutrition screening tool in a population aged 65 and older.

Interventions

OTHERConsumer Mini Nutritional Assessment

A 11 question, self administered nutrition screening tool. The consumer and their caregiver will complete the consumer version of the Mini Nutritional Assessment. A healthcare professional will then meet with the consumer and complete a nutrition screening with utilizing a validated nutrition screening tool.

Study design

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

\- Consumer * Age ≥ 65 years * Employed part-time, unemployed, retired, full-time homemaker * English speaking \- Caregiver of Consumer * Family, relative, friend, professional caregiver of an individual age ≥ 65 years * Lives with individual aged ≥ 65 years OR Visits individual aged ≥ 65 years five or more days a week * Makes decisions or has strong influence on the individual aged ≥ 65 years' diet and medical needs. * English speaking

Exclusion criteria

\- Consumer \-- Full time employment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Sensitivity and the specificity (in percent) of the consumer version of the Mini Nutritional Assessment versus a validated nutrition screening tool	Within a one hour visit

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Ability of the consumer version of the Mini Nutritional Assessment to predict the accuracy of the nutrition status classifications (normal nutritional status, at risk of malnutrition & malnourished)	Within a one hour visit

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026